Ginza, Nihonbashi, and Tsukishima offer tourist attractions such as the Kabuki-za Theater, Ginza, and Nihonbashi; sightseeing events such as Houonkou, Tsukiji Lion Festival, and AutumnGinza; and local delicacies such as sukiyaki, motsunabe, and soba noodles.
Ginza, Nihonbashi, and Tsukishima in Chuo Ward, where the Edo style is still alive. Dotted with many major department stores and long-established shops, these areas have developed while retaining the atmosphere of the good old days.
Ginza, whose name is said to derive from the silver coin foundry (Ginza) established in the Edo period (1603-1867), has made a name for itself not only in Japan but also overseas as one of the most prestigious shopping districts in Japan.
In particular, Namiki-dori Avenue, which runs from Ginza 1-Chome to 8-Chome and continues in the direction of Shimbashi, is famous as an area lined with foreign luxury brand stores such as Hermes, Cartier, Etro, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Max Mara, and Loewe.
Ginza is full of attractions such as the Shiseido Gallery, the Sony Building, the Nissan Ginza Gallery, and the Kabuki-za Theater, which opened in the Taisho era (1912-1926). The Nihonbashi area has been a symbol of the Edo period.
Nihonbashi is also home to the Mitsui Memorial Museum of Art, which houses approximately 4,000 works of art and crafts (including 6 national treasures, 71 important cultural properties, and 4 important art objects) collected by the Mitsui family over a period of 300 years since the Edo period, and Nihonbashi, which was designated a national important cultural property in 1999.
It is also a financial district with the head office of the Bank of Japan and the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and can be said to be the area where "Nihonbashi" is located, the starting point of Japan's financial and road network, which was set up by Ieyasu Tokugawa in his national road network development plan.
Tsukishima is so famous for "monja" that it is often referred to as "monja," and in particular, Tsukishima Nishinaka Dori Street is a fierce battle zone with about 70 monja stores.
Many tourists visit Tsukishima for monja, but the area is also known for Tsukuda Park, which retains the atmosphere of Edo (old Tokyo), and for its natural setting surrounded by trees and offering views of skyscrapers, Takeshiba Pier, and Rainbow Bridge, making it a popular location for TV dramas and movies. The contrast between nature and high-rise condominiums is stunning in many places, such as Harumi-futo Park, which is often used as a filming location for TV dramas and movies, and is crowded with local families and couples as well as tourists.
This temple is located near Tsukiji Market and features a main hall with an ancient Indian-style motif. It has become a representative face of the Tsukiji area. Completed in 1934, the current main hall is richly decorated with marble carvings, and its unique style, a fusion of Indian, Western, Islamic, and Japanese motifs, remains innovative and majestic even today. The entrance floor is decorat...»
Hamarikyu Gardens is a garden with a tidal inlet that brings in seawater from Tokyo Bay, and the scenery changes with the ebb and flow of the tides. The garden is one of the largest in Tokyo, and visitors can enjoy the changing scenery of the four seasons. The garden was created in the Edo period (1603-1867) as the garden for the Hamarikyu Goten, a villa of the Tokugawa shoguns. After the detach...»